Truman Doctrine

Effective?yes or no? and why?

-The Truman Doctrine became the foundation of American foreign policy, and led, in 1949, to the formation of NATO, a military alliance that still exists. Historians often use Truman's speech to date the start of the Cold War. -The Truman Doctrine was beneficial and effective because it effectively reoriented U.S. foreign policy, away from its usual stance of withdrawal from regional conflicts not directly involving the United States, to one of possible intervention in far away conflicts.

Purpose of it

-The purpose of the Truman doctrine was to establish that the United States would support a democratic nation under threat from an internal or external authoritarian force. This support could include economic, political or military assistance. -The Truman Doctrine was part of containment. Under the Truman Doctrine the U.S. gave Greece and Turkey $400 million in economic aid to help these nations resist Communism or what President Truman called armed minorities or outside pressures

why was it established?

-the immediate cause for the speech was a recent announcement by the British Government that, as of March 31, it would no longer provide military and economic assistance to the Greek Government in its civil war against the Greek Communist Party. Truman asked Congress to support the Greek Government against the Communists. He also asked Congress to provide assistance for Turkey, since that nation, too, had previously been dependent on British aid.

When was it issued?

March 12,1947

Who wrote it?

President S. Harry Trueman

What was it?

T-ruman Doctrine: a U.S. foreign policy, established in 1947 by President Harry S. Truman, of providing economic and military aid to countries—initially Greece and Turkey—that were attempting to resist communism -It was a policy which stated that the US would give aid to any country threatened by communism.